Russia’s foreign ministry and the US embassy said on Monday that nuclear disarmament talks scheduled for this week between Russia and the US have been postponed.
Officials from the two countries were to meet in Cairo, Egypt, from November 29 to December 6 to discuss the resumption of inspections under the Novo Start nuclear arms reduction agreement, which was suspended in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Covid19.
“The Bilateral Advisory Commission meeting, which was previously planned (29 November – 6 December) in Cairo under the US-Russia New START Agreement, will not take place on these dates,” the ministry said. said. “The event has been postponed to a later date.”
Although the Kommersant newspaper reported that the US embassy said that the decision belonged to Russia, the ministry did not give any reason.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov downplayed prospects for a breakthrough, although relations are at their lowest level since the Cold War, and talks are a sign that both sides at least want to continue dialogue.
source: Noticias
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